When I was TRYING to quit, the biggest problem, in my mind anyway, was weight gain. My doctor told me that I would have to gain 100 pounds before it would do more harm than the cigarettes were already doing. The nicotine in the cigarettes increases your metabolism, so when you quit, you will gain weight. I think the key is to start exercising and be a little more mindful of what you eat. I used to go out and sprint when the urge to smoke became really bad. It reminded me that I couldn't breathe and that is why I quit in the beginning AND it normally helped take the edge off.
Doesn't exercise produce something in your body that makes you addicted to it after a while? That is what I need to be addicted to.. Did any of the quitters energy level rise? Maybe I should get out and walk, it is so hot though. The post with the coughing tip after you quit smoking, that is a wake up call.:lol:
I was warned about the coughing but I never did get that nasty cough. It actually stopped my coughing when I did quit.
The tar in cigarettes decreases the lungs natural way of cleaning itself out, damage occurs with the inside lining of the lung. Little hair like folicles line the lung called "cilia", as mucus is produced in the lungs it is carried along on the cilia in an upward motion to clear the lungs of any foreign body, flows like a wheat field in the wind upward into your trachea. When you stop smoking the cilia try and repair, mucus production that was once slow in production will increase and those the coughing. Some people will have more damage than others, depends on several factors.
some more things to help.....(they helped me, I read them everyday) I think one of the main reasons it’s so hard to quit smoking is because all the benefits of quitting and all the dangers of continuing seem very far away. Well, here’s a little timeline about some of the more immediate effects of quitting smoking and how that will affect your body RIGHT NOW. In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal. In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal. In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level. In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase. In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks. In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%. In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half. In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker. In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker. In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker. So, you have more immediate things to look forward to if you quit now besides just freaking out about not being able to smoke. :-D
Here is the local "nicotine vaccine" website. It's a little bit more than $150 - $160, though. At this place, although the shot itself costs $221, there are $191 in other procedures/exams to make sure the shots won't kill you. Also, there are after meds that you would take for two weeks to reinforce the shot costing about $50. Total cost at WelPlex/Raleigh - $467. That having been said, I'm currently waiting for my probationary time to be up at my new job so that I can get insurance and find out if they'll pay. If so, cool. If not, I'll pay for it out of pocket. It seems like a great deal, and, from all the research I've seen, no one has said anything bad about the procedure. Besides, at $30+ / carton, it'll be paid for in less than four months.
Just talked to Stocks Surgical (for work) and asked about the shot and they said the shot is $159 and they are making appointments! Good Luck!
Girl, just tell him to keep smoking I had some SERIOUS withdrawals and in an effort to save my marriage, I'll be a smoker! :mrgreen:
I used a drug called Chantix. I smoked ~3 packs a day for close to 20 years. I have been smoke free for 10 months. I rarely have any urges and when I do they are short lived. I have tried everything in the book and I found that there are only 2 things that worked for me: 1. I really wanted to quit (This is the biggest) 2. Chantix helped with the cravings Chantix also worked for my dad who quit after 50 years of smoking. He tried everything and he finally met met criteria #1. Go see your doctor and get the prescription, but only if you have met #1.
Hmmm . . . . If Quit smoking = weight gain does that mean that Start smoking = weight loss If so, T4T I'll buy your leftover cigs! :lol:
I quit quite a while ago, it was very very hard. Worth it though. It is nice to be able to breathe better, not wheeze just going up the stairs. Of course, then I got pregnant. Now I am getting short of breath again.......for a much better reason however. Good Luck Hon!!! Stick with it!!
I used the Nicotrol Inhaler. Worked great for me. I gained about 25 lbs. after quitting. I have never been so hungry in my life. I would wake up in the middle of the night with stomach cramps and have to eat. I think my body was in shock because it was actually functioning properly for a change. The third day was by far the most interesting but the inhaler kept the edge off. I also quit drinking until I felt I was strong enough to drink and not smoke. I think that if you are ready to quit, you will. If you are not, you will talk yourself into having a cigarette and the another....... Good luck
I'm not 100% sure, but if I had to answer I would say no. Chantix blocks some type of receptors in your brain from even wanting nicotine and the patches give you nicotine.
Quitting smoking was truly one of the best things I have ever done! I no longer have asthma attacks and don't lay down at night coughing! I will say though, DH and I tried to stop at teh same time and there was almost bloodshed. We both started again. I quite with Welbutrin and a trip to the ER (follwoed by hospitalization for my first severe asthma attack - thought I was dying). Hubby decided to quite 3 months later because "smoking was just no longer fun". lol
